FOUR suspected criminals — one of them a suspect in a double murder investigation — were quickly arrested by the police following a cross-divisional operation that was coordinated by the Police Emergency Communication ...

MAY PEN, Clarendon – Classes were suspended Thursday at the Midland Preparatory School in Mineral Heights, Clarendon, after thieves broke into the institution and stole three computers, a microwave and food items Wednesday n...

YOUNG people in Trench Town and Tivoli Gardens in Kingston are being empowered to participate in the development of their communities under the Inter-Agency Network Youth Development Programme.

NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — Two immigration advocacy groups in the United States are calling on newly-elected President Joe Biden to intervene immediately in stopping what they described as the mass deportation of Haitia...

VENDORS at the Coronation Market in downtown Kingston are growing frustrated over frequent robberies, despite the police making an effort to increase their visibility in the market district.

THE Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is cracking down on inmates using money inside correctional facilities with the enforcement of a cashless system, as stipulated by the Corrections Act.According to the DCS, the cashles...

Following the cold-blooded murder of a woman in church last Sunday, and what is being described as an overall deterioration of reverence for God across the country, Reverend Merrick “Al” Miller says it's imperative th...

Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck says the Government hopes to implement the Data Protection Act, 2020, before the new National Identification System (NIDS) comes into effect. The Data Protection Act, 2020, which seeks to safeguar...

Residents in and around Stony Hill in St Andrew now have a resource centre, financed by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) at a cost of $5.1 million.Speaking at the official opening of the Rocky Valley Resource Room,...

EXECUTIVE director of the Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC), Hector Stephenson is encouraging students to avail themselves of the various pathways for qualifications that are available through the entity. ...

Pushed into action by reports that some gang bosses are continuing to operate their criminal enterprises despite being behind bars, the Ministry of National Security has embarked on a massive multifaceted project to shut them down...

Despite the heavy social and economic blows that the novel coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on Jamaica, Sandals Resorts International Executive Chairman Adam Stewart is still optimistic and bullish about the island's ability to...

JAMAICA suffered a $36.7-billion decline in direct revenue from the tourism sector into the Government's coffers in 2020, according to information released by Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett.

HE Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says there has been a significant increase in the number of fatal shooting incidents involving Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers during joint operations with the police.Depu...

Mickesha Walters was in tears yesterday as she related how her four-year-old stepson tried to get a response from his father, Nathaniel Forbes, who lay dead on Beach Road in Bull Bay, St Andrew, on Tuesday afternoon, the victim o...

Find out why in our special 284-page supplement on the life and legacy of the ATL Group chairman available with this Sunday's Jamaica Observer.

Jamaica should have one more gambling choice today with the planned launch of a suite of games by Mahoe Gaming Limited.The company was on Wednesday given the green light by the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) to st...

THE Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) launched its 50th anniversary and the observance of Heart Month yesterday.Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton, who was the keynote speaker, congratulated the Heart Foundation...

Chief Parish Court Judge Chester Crooks, who yesterday ruled that former Education Minister Ruel Reid and Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) President Professor Fritz Pinnock and their co-accused should go to trial on corruption ...

THE perennial problem of prisoners showing up late for trials and other court appearances, which has over the years caused many premature adjournments and countless judges to fume including present Chief Justice Bryan Sykes, shoul...

The Social Development Commission (SDC) says strict COVID-19 guidelines will be observed today as it hosts the 2021 St Mary Creative Arts and Skills Festival (CASFest) and community market.This year the CASFest will be staged at t...

Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie (left) looks on as Denham Town High School student Shamar Squire (second left) is presented with a laptop computerby executive insurance agent of Guardian Life, Fay Hutchinson (right),...

Students who face challenges with connectivity for virtual learning will receive 100 tablets from Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ), through its KFC 'Add Hope' initiative. ROJ, which operates the KFC and Pizza Hut franchises in Jamaic...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Government of Guyana announced yesterday the termination of an agreement with Taiwan to establish an investment office here.The announcement was made less than a day after Taiwan said that it h...

LEADER of the parliamentary Opposition Mark Golding says the People's National Party is not against the use of Jamaica Defence Force to back the police in areas which are under siege because of criminals, even as the island's crim...